The Customary system




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What Countries use the Customary System



The customary system is used in the US, several english colonies in the carribean, Burna, and Liberia.


Attributes of the customary system


Weight, length, and capacity can be measured with the customary system. Here are some examples pounds in weight, inches in length , and gallons in capacity.



Units of measurment


Weight: ounces, pounds, tons
Length: inches, feet, yards, miles, light years
Capacity: cups, pints, quarts, gallons

Conversions

Length
1 foot=12 inches
1 yard=3 feet
1 yard=36 inches
1 mile=1760 yards
1 mile=5280 feet
1 mile=63360 inches
1 light year=372461748226857000 inches
1 light year=31038479018904700 feet
1 light year=10346159672968200 yards
1 light year=5878499814186.5 miles


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These tiles are 1 foot long.


Weight
1 pound=16 ounces
1 ton=32000 ounces
1 ton=2000 pounds

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This police car weighs almost one ton.

Capacity
1 cup=8 fluid ounces
1 pint=2 cups
1 pint=16 fluid ounces
1 quart=4 cups1 quart=2 pints
1 quart=32 ounces
1 gallon=16 cups
1 gallon=8 pints
1 gallon=4 quarts
1 gallon=128 fluid ounces

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This is one pint of icecream.


The metric system



Conversions

Length
1 kilometer=1000 meters
1 kilometer=100000 centimeters
1 kilometer=1000000 milimeters
1 meter=100 centimeters
1 meter=1000 millimeters
1 centimeter=10 mililiters

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This buck is one meter tall.

Mass
1 kilogram=1000 grams
1 kilogram=100000 centigrams
1 gram=100 centigrams
Volume
1 kiloliter=1000 liters
1 kiloliter=100000 centiliters
1 kiloliter=1000000 mililiters
1 liter=100 centiliters
1 liter=1000 mililiters
1 centiliter=10 mililiters
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This bottle holds one liter.